Nintendo vs Sony - The Sleeping Giant | 5

It’s the 1960s, and two climbing buddies are about to lay the foundations for a new industry.The older of the two is an outdoorsman and part-time blacksmith Yvon Chouinard. His younger buddy is Doug Tompkins, who abandoned his Connecticut rich-kid life to find his kicks in the wi ...  Show more

It’s 1970 and The North Face’s new owner Hap Klopp is on a mission to turn the dirtbag outdoor store he bought into an industry trailblazer. But with outdoor activity still a niche pastime, he’s going to have to do more than create gear – he’s going to have to create a market too ...  Show more

Autrefois emblème des adolescents geeks des années 80, les jeux vidéos sont aujourd’hui aussi répandus dans nos foyers que les télévisions. Peut-on imaginer un monde où la PlayStation de Sony ne serait jamais sortie ? C’est pourtant ce qui a bien failli arriver. Conçue à l’origin ...  Show more

Nintendo ne peut désormais plus refuser de rentrer dans le jeu des consoles nouvelles génération : l’entreprise doit accepter de passer au CD. Mais son image familiale et grand public, qui a fait son succès hier, est aujourd’hui un handicap : les enfants qui adoraient les jeux Ni ...  Show more

In the 1980’s Nintendo was on top of the world, with the NES achieving over 90% market share of home video games globally. So how did they fall ALL the way down to ~10% in just a few short console generations? And how did they then build themselves back up (and down and up again) ...  Show more

This is the story of a video game console that tried to make a big change in the market but failed, and the man who dreamed it all up. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.